Development of Trekking Sports Based on Local Wisdom in
Supporting Tourism Sport Industry
Syarif Hidayat¹, Toho Cholik Mutohir², and Made Pramono²
1
Fakultas Olahraga dan Kesehatan Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, jalan Udayana Singaraja Bali, Indonesia
2
Program Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Surabaya, jalan Ketintang Surabaya Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Keywords: Development of trekking, local wisdom, Tourism sports industry.
Abstract: This study aims to develop sports trekking as one model of tourism sports based on local wisdom. This
research is development research with qualitative method. The subjects involved in this study were
government representatives, community leaders, academics, tourists, and organizers of trekking activities.
Research location in Buleleng Regency Bali. Data collected through observation, interview, and field testing.
Data were analyzed according to the research focus. The results showed that research on trekking sports
activities conducted in tourist destination by combining local wisdom is very interesting for tourists. The
model of trekking sport activities developed based on local wisdom in Buleleng Regency is a valid, applicable
and effective model as a supporter of the tourism sports industry.
1 INTRODUCTION
The sport industry is now able to influence the
world‘s economy. Some developed countries have
been able to make the sports industry a part of a
seriously developed industry that is being developed
seriously. The development of the sports industry
cannot be separated from the tourism aspect.
An interesting development is the growing
interest of tourists with special interests, the potential
of natural and cultural resources that can be
developed into recreational sports & recreational
tourism commodities in Indonesia, among others:
business tourism, beach tourism, and cultural
tourism, cruise tours (Mutohir, 2013). The first
congress on tourism sports was first implemented in
2001 which resulted in the importance of special
studies on tourism sports to improve the economy.
The development of tourism sport cannot be
separated from local wisdom.
Nature tourism is a tourist attraction developed
based on the grace of beauty and uniqueness available
in nature (Suyitno, 2013).
A good tourism structure will help in increasing
the level of visits because it helps tourists in
determining the attitude when choosing a tourist
destination and determine the form of activities to be
performed (Choi, 2012). According to Article 5 of the
Law of the Republic of Indonesia No 10 of 2009
Tourism is organized with the principle of: Upholding
religious norms and cultural values as the
embodiment of the concept of life in the balance of
relations between humanity and God Almighty, the
relationship between humans and fellow human
beings, and relationships between people and the
environment, upholding human rights, cultural
diversity and local wisdom, benefiting the welfare of
the people, justice, equality and proportionality,
preserving nature and the environment, empowering
local people.
Bali is suitable to develop tourism sport based on
local culture / wisdom, because nature and culture in
Balinese society to date is still able to charm the
tourists. The reason strongly supports Bali as a pilot
center for the development of tourism sport, because
Bali is already famous for tourism, so if this field is
developed in Bali, it will inspire other areas to
develop tourism sport.
According to the North / South Inter-
Parliamentary Association (2014) tourism sport is a
broad concept, in general, refers to the direct and
indirect tourism benefits associated with consumers
who are traveling to watch and / or participate in sport
related activities or events. There are two kinds of
objects in sports tourism that are the first to hire sports
for the sake of tourism development, while others are
the result of sportbased (Homafar, 2011).
Sport tourism can be categorized as special
interest type of tourism. Special interest tourism is
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tourism that offers activities not normally done by
tourists in general or tours with special expertise or
special interest (Ismayanti, 2010 & Hignam, 2016).
Sport tourism on the one hand is an extension of
sports activities (Giorgio, 2007).
Some literature divides tourism sport into 3, that
are: active tourism sport, tourism sport event, and
nostalgia sports tourism. Among these are the most
active areas of tourism sports. According to Tomik
(2013) active sports tourism are: hiking, trekking,
biking, canoing, sailing, horse riding, skiing and all
physical activity in direct contact with nature.
Sports activities in the effort to enjoy the beauty
of nature can be done many ways, among others, with
trekking. Sports activities trekking can also be done
for the purpose of scientific expeditions so that in
addition to physical and spiritual fit can also add some
new knowledge of both flora, fauna and other natural
phenomena.
Travel activities by trekking is one type of
adventure that involves exploration or travel to
remote areas where tourists expect something
unexpected with the risk already thought out and
require good physical condition (Khan, 2015).
Disclosuring the meaning of local wisdom that is
associated with the culture of the local community,
has an important meaning to maintain the cultural
sustainability of a region. Indonesia’s richness in
culture is a big capital for the development of aspects
of life to meet the era of globalization.
Singsomboon (2013) has summarized the
definition of local wisdom into 4 types: local wisdom
is abstract and related to religion, local wisdom is the
potential that protects society, local wisdom is the
body of knowledge, local wisdom is intellectual
capital.
Development of tourism cannot be separated from
the value of human life or there is no term tourism
without culture, meaning that if an area promotes
tourism is basically promoted is the culture in the
destination (Maksimilianus, 2013).
The concept of anthropology, local wisdom is also
known as local knowledge, or local intelligence,
which forms the basis of cultural identity. While
according to.
2 METHODS
This research is a kind of development research with
qualitative approach. The stages of development
research begins with preliminary research, modeling,
expert test, field trial I, revision, field trial II, model
found.
3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 Stage of Needs Analysis
The problem found in this phase is the lack of
managers of trekking sports raising local wisdom
related to ecological, culinary, social, and cultural
wisdom.
3.2 Model Compilation
This stage aims to design a model, the model
designed is trekking activity, based on local wisdom
as a supporter of the sports tourism industry in
Buleleng district.
3.3 Model Validation
Design models that have been designed based on
preliminary studies and theoretical support of tourism
sports and local wisdom in the form of textbooks and
scientific journals. From the results of validation of
experts then this model can be implemented with
attention to the advice of experts.
3.4 Trial Results
3.4.1 Jungle Trekking
The concept of jungle trekking, in principle, is the
tourists are invited to pass the existing forest
conservation area in the area of Gobleg village Banjar
district Buleleng district. In the implementation of the
tourists are introduced to all the flora and fauna that
are within the conservation forest. Trekking activity
in this forest path begins regestration. The next
activity is the presentation of traditional drinks and
snacks that serve as a welcome drink. This dinner
presents a typical drink community around the coffee
drink with added brown sugar. The next activity is to
do warming up in accordance with the activities to be
performed.
Further activities start with trekking activities to
be guided by local guides. The types of plants to be
encountered are typical tropical forest plants and
some of the fruits used in traditional medicine in Bali.
Walking about 40 minutes then tourists will be
invited to visit a temple that is Ulun Danu
Tamblingan temple located amid the forest
conservation. In this area tourists will be given
information about the existence of the temple Ulun
Danu Tamblingan and also the function of this temple
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in the order of the Balinese people in the land by the
Hindu religion. Guides will provide very selective
information of a general nature to travelers, as there
is some information that is not allowed to be open in
general, this is in accordance with the instructions of
the ancestors in the village of Gobleg.
End of activities is playing traditional sports
gangsing. Gangsing sports are played by groups
clashing to defeat each other. End of this activity
tourists are given the opportunity to try playing this
gangsing. The purpose of this activity is to introduce
the original game of the community around Lake
Tamblingan which has been hereditary developing
this region.
3.4.2 Water trekking
The registration and welcome drink process is the
same as in jungle trekking. The concept of the
implementation of water trekking activities is an
emphasis on the involvement of tourists with local
communities. Trekking activity begins from a
community plantation site consisting of a variety of
typical highland plants. Tourists are introduced to a
plant commonly used in the process of religious
ceremonies and plants used for cooking. Activities in
the water trekking there are some that can be done by
tourists are welcome to try to pluck cloves using
traditional climbing tools that by the community
called ‘Banggul‘
The next activity is to see and try to blend civet
coffee which is a plant that was planted in the area.
Another advantage that will be obtained by tourists in
this water trekking program is the path will meet at
least three waterfalls each of which has different
heights.
The process of running water trekking on the road
to be traversed will meet some wild animals that live
freely in the area, like wild chickens and some bird
species. In the trekking track will also be found some
spice trees that grow in the region. At the end of this
activity tourists are asked to comment on trekking
activities they have done. The response of the tourists
to the program was excellent, they were very
impressed with the panorama and the information
provided by the guide about nature they saw during
the trekking implementation on this path. The results
of trials in waterfall trekking get good response from
tourists who stated that trekking activity in this path
is very interesting. How you think about our activities
today, Wis: informative, educational and exciting,
now we know very much, we are very considerate,
very good. (Interviewed on October 10, 2016).
3.4.3 Village Trekking
The implementation of villange trekking begins with
the same registration and welcome drink process with
the program‘s two programs. The villange trekking
program begins with trekking down a country road in
one corner of Gobleg village. Tourists will be invited
to the flower plantation that only develops in the area
of this village. This flower is called a thousand broken
flowers. A thousand broken flower is one of the most
important flowers in the offerings (banten) in the
Hindu audience in Bali.
The next activity is to visit a traditional
community house in Bali that uses kosala kosali
concept. This concept is still firmly held by the
people of this region. In the concept of this study the
introduction of tourists to the real situation to be
uggulan, for example, tourists are invited to see how
the community gathered with other residents using
banjar hall. Implementation of trekking will also visit
in one of the houses that specifically make a place of
worship for Hindus. Where each ornament or carving
has a different meaning different. At the end of this
activity tourists are invited to meet the local residents
in one of the houses. This activity is also used to
request comments from tourists for the execution of
this activity, and the result tourists are very impressed
with this program. The results of trials in village
trekking get good response from tourists who stated
that trekking activity in this path is very interesting
(interview date 11 October 2016).
4 DISCUSSION
The implementation of research on the development
of sports model of trekking in supporting tourism
sport based on local wisdom in Buleleng regency Bali
is the development of trekking activity that has been
there.
In accordance with the situation analysis
conducted by the researchers, it is found that the
implementation of trekking has not been able to
integrate trekking activities and local wisdom. Based
on the analysis of the situation or preliminary
analysis, the researchers tried to combine the trekking
activities and local wisdom into a tourist attraction
that is managed by people who are members of the
tourism conscious group in Buleleng regency of Bali.
This concept is in accordance with the concept of
sustainable development, which has the meaning that
all development activities always involve the
community and the benefits of these activities can be
directly enjoyed by the surrounding community. The
concept of tourism sports development requires
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cooperation from government, community, and
universities through research and community service
programs. The roles of some of these institutions
were greatly enhanced in the initial process through
several studies and studies.
The concept of developing local wisdom is
divided into several things: local ecological wisdom,
local social wisdom, local culinary wisdom. People
understand that nature is a unity that can not be
separated from the community and indeed this is in
accordance with the concept of “Tri Hita Karana“
which has been the guideline of Balinese society in
general in everyday life. Tri Hita Karana is the three
things that make life will be happier and
prosperous. Tri Hita Karana is the living philosophy
of Balinese society which contains three elements that
build the balance and harmony of relationship
between man and God, human with human, and
human being with environment which become source
of prosperity, peace and happiness for human life
(Bali Provincial Regulation No. 2 Th 2012). The
concept of Tri Hita Karana is a foundation in the
implementation of daily activities. The development
of community-based tourism sports is the
development of tourism sport by emphasizing the
harmony of society, nature, culture with visitors who
are imbued with local wisdom of the region as a
tourist attraction. Community involvement from
planning, implementation to monitoring and
evaluation is central to the activities taken in this
study.
5 CONCLUSIONS
Conclusion: The development of sports model of
trekking as a suppoerter of tourism sport based on
local wisdom in Buleleng district is in demand by
tourists. The results of this study is a model of tourism
sport that meets the criteria of validity, practicality,
effectiveness, and sustainable.
Suggestions: This research is as follows:
government institutions are expected to be better in
making the potential of nature and culture in
developing tourism sport, for Indonesian sport
institutions to further develop the tourism sport
industry through development research.
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